{"id":437,"date":"2009-09-14T08:47:27","date_gmt":"2009-09-14T07:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myglasseye.net\/news\/?p=437"},"modified":"2013-04-08T20:51:12","modified_gmt":"2013-04-08T19:51:12","slug":"tristan-versluis-not-alone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/myglasseye.net\/news\/tristan-versluis-not-alone\/","title":{"rendered":"on the set: not alone"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Not Alone<\/i> writer & director, Tristan Versluis<\/figcaption><\/figure>I first met Tristan Versluis<\/a> (pictured left) about 2 years ago when I answered a crew-call ad placed in Shooting People for a focus puller. Obviously I’m no focus puller, but I’d been bitten by the unit stills bug doing a few freebies on shorts for friends of friends and was looking for something new to shoot. The ad in question had been placed by Stuart White, the director of photography on Tristan’s short Pixel<\/i> (2007), and I replied to ask if they needed any production stills on the same expenses-only basis that most short film crews agree to. They did, I signed up, and I ended up shooting not only the production shots but also all the effect and texture reference shots for the CG artists.<\/p>\n

Since then Tristan has completed two other shorts, I Love You<\/i> (2008) and Questions<\/i> (2009), the former of which I was able to work on as well. If there’s one thing in common with all of these, it’s Tristan’s preferred flavour of gruesome prosthetics effects, unsurprising considering his career as a prosthetics designer on the likes of Hot Fuzz<\/i> (2007), Sweeney Todd<\/i> (2007) and Prince Caspian<\/i> (2008). He’s earned himself the affectionate nickname “Doctor Versluis” amongst friends and actors because of his gentle, methodical ‘bedside manner’ working with actors during the long and tiring process of applying the prosthetics, and he brings the same calming focus to the directorial chair, making it a pleasure to work with him.<\/p>\n

For his first feature (self-written, like his shorts) he’s teamed up with Andy Thompson from Dead On Arrival Digital<\/a> in the producing chair, the writer and director behind The Scar Crow<\/a>. He’s also made sure to bring along practically all the key crew from his shorts, including Stuart White as Director of Photography, Melanie Light as Production Designer, Tiernan Hanby as 1st AD and Trevor Speed pulling focus, so it felt more like a reunion than a weekend of work.<\/p>\n

The movie is called Not Alone<\/a> and while you can get the full sell on their official website, the story basically follows a troubled young woman (Lucy Benjamin<\/a>) in 1958 America seeking an escape from haunting memories of a gruesome massacre, and finding completely the opposite at an old cabin out by the coast. Needless to say, it doesn’t go at all well and there’s a lot of blood.<\/p>\n

Reading the script I had to wonder if Tristan was deliberately making his life difficult shooting in the UK to recreate 1950’s West Coast USA but on arriving at the location (left) I was extremely impressed with the set. They’ve managed to find and secure an absolutely perfect existing cabin on the Norfolk coast, eerily isolated among windswept fields just yards from a ragged coastline, as well as a pair of beautiful genuine 1950s American vehicles, a Dodge and a Chevrolet, which absolutely sell the setting. Mel Light told me that in just the first few days it was already one of the best-looking productions she’d worked on and peeking at the monitor during takes I’m very excited about seeing the finished film.<\/p>\n

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Trevor Speed rigging an interior car shot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The classic Dodge police car, against the Norfolk evening sky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Tristan checks his planned shots for the night shoot<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Melanie Light making checks on the set dressing<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

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In the midst of the night shoot, Tristan in silhouette<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Stuart shows me his war face; Tiernan is vigilant<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

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Mel being taken for a spin<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Stuart White, heading out for driving shots<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n
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Tristan and Lucy run a scene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Doctor Versluis demonstrates his trademark disarmingly understated modesty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Booming the law, booming the law!<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Lenny, one of the cars' owners<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n
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Trevor and Stu working out the shot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tristan and Tiernan oversee the take<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Final checks<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Eli realises she's not alone...<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n
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The sun sets on my two days on set<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

That’s all for now – hope you enjoyed the shots. If and when I get any news about the film I’ll be sure to update. In the meantime good luck to the crew for the remaining two to three weeks of principal photography – can’t wait to see the finished product.<\/p>\n

Cheers for reading!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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